Do not allow password expiration time longer than required by policy: registry value PasswordExpirationProtectionEnabledComputerHKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS

Policy ID: LAPS_DontAllowPwdExpirationBehindPolicy
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 10 or later
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: System › LAPS

Registry

PasswordExpirationProtectionEnabled

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS Current key

Enabled value: 1
Disabled value: 0

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS]

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"PasswordExpirationProtectionEnabled"=dword:00000001
; Disabled
"PasswordExpirationProtectionEnabled"=dword:00000000

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS" /v "PasswordExpirationProtectionEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS" /v "PasswordExpirationProtectionEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordExpirationProtectionEnabled' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\LAPS' -Name 'PasswordExpirationProtectionEnabled' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null